2018 World Series of Poker

Event #38: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
52q7a99
Prize
$236,238
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$780,200
Entries
83
Level Info
Level
27
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Level: 19

Bring In 3,000 - Completion 10,000

Obst Does What Obst Does

Level 18 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

In a two-bet pot, James Obst and Lars Gronning came to fourth street where Obst bet and Gronning called. Gronning's board paired with fours on fifth and he led out, earning call from Obst. Gronning then fired on sixth and seventh again, but Obst called him down.

"You win," Gronning said but he wasn't mucking his hand. Obst was waiting for what would happen and Gronning then continued.

"Alright, pair of fours," he said, exposing his hole cards.

"No good," Obst said, turning up his hand to reveal that he scooped the pot with a pair of sevens.

Lars Gronning: {10-}{9-}{2-} / {4-Hearts}{J-Spades}{4-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}
James Obst: {7-Spades}{8-Hearts}{3-Spades} / {7-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{6-Spades}

Player Chips Progress
James Obst au
James Obst
WSOP 1X Winner
420,000 105,000
Lars Gronning us
Lars Gronning
70,000 -84,000

Tags: James ObstLars Gronning

Updated Chip Counts

Level 18 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin
WSOP 2X Winner
870,000 5,000
Yaniv Birman us
Yaniv Birman
WSOP 1X Winner
760,000 100,000
Matt Grapenthien us
Matt Grapenthien
WSOP 1X Winner
585,000 5,000
Lee Salem us
Lee Salem
550,000 -5,000
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
WSOP 4X Winner
320,000 20,000
James Obst au
James Obst
WSOP 1X Winner
315,000 45,000
Joseph Cappello us
Joseph Cappello
235,000 -100,000
Lars Gronning us
Lars Gronning
154,000 -81,000
Todd Brunson us
Todd Brunson
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
100,000 -60,000
Perry Friedman us
Perry Friedman
WSOP 1X Winner
80,000 -54,000
Al Barbieri us
Al Barbieri
70,000 -5,000
Nicholas Seiken us
Nicholas Seiken
WSOP 1X Winner
38,000 -62,000
Michael McKenna us
Michael McKenna
30,000 -35,000

Jordan Siegel Bubbles the 2018 Stud Championship

Level 18 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Jordan Siegel
Jordan Siegel

Jordan Siegel was all in on third for a dust and four other players had a shot at knocking him out. James Obst reduced the hand to heads-up when he hit a pair of sixes on fourth street.

Jordan Siegel: {10-Hearts}{4-Spades} / {10-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}
James Obst: {5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} / {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}

Siegel had split tens and was in good shape but Obst's hand rolled out {5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} / {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{K-Spades}{J-Hearts} / {4-Hearts}. He hit two pair and Siegel sweated his river card but he finished unimproved with {10-Hearts}{4-Spades} / {10-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} / {Q-Clubs}.

Siegel bowed out in 14th place and the rest of the field was guaranteed at least $14,910.

Player Chips Progress
James Obst au
James Obst
WSOP 1X Winner
270,000 8,000
Jordan Siegel us
Jordan Siegel
Busted

Tags: Jordan SiegelJames Obst

Juicy Sixth Street Does It for Grapenthien

Level 18 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Michael McKenna completed with the {A-Spades} in the door and Yaniv Birman called with a trey. Bring-in Matt Grapenthein joined them to fourth street where McKenna fired with ace-four suited. Both of his rivals called and Grapenthien hit a pair of sixes on fifth.

Grapes led out but both McKenna and Birman stuck around for sixth street. The dealer gave McKenna pair of fives, then shipped Birman pair of kings and topped it all when he dealt Grapenthien another six for open trips.

Grapenthien naturally fired and two quick folds followed.

Michael McKenna: {X-}{X-} / {A-Spades}{4-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{5-Spades} - fold
Yaniv Birman: {X-}{X-} / {3-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{K-Spades} - fold
Matt Grapenthien: {X-}{X-} / {2-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}

Player Chips Progress
Yaniv Birman us
Yaniv Birman
WSOP 1X Winner
660,000 -30,000
Matt Grapenthien us
Matt Grapenthien
WSOP 1X Winner
580,000 90,000
Michael McKenna us
Michael McKenna
65,000 -60,000

Tags: Matt GrapenthienMichael McKennaYaniv Birman

Martin Takes a Pot from Obst

Level 18 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Jesse Martin: {x-}{x-}/{a-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}/{x-}
James Obst: {x-}{x-}/{a-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{9-Spades}/{x-}

James Obst completed and called a raise from Jesse Martin. Jesse bet on fourth street and Obst called.

Obst checked on fifth and called a bet from Martin. Martin was first to act on sixth street and bet once more. Obst called and then called another bet on seventh.

Martin revealed the {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{j-Clubs} and Obst mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin
WSOP 2X Winner
865,000 32,000
James Obst au
James Obst
WSOP 1X Winner
262,000 122,000

Tags: James ObstJesse Martin

Matt Berkey: Solving 4 the World Series of Poker

Level 18 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

We talk with Matt Berkey while he's on break at the $1,000 Double Stack event. Berkey and [Removed:139] chat about his run in this tournament, signature WSOP events, and Solve For Why.

Tags: englishpokerWSOPworld series of pokerMatt BerkeySolve For Why

McKenna Spikes a Miracle Ace

Level 18 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Michael McKenna
Michael McKenna

Michael McKenna was short-stacked but he found aces and tried to spin it up. Unfortunately for him, Nicholas Seiken was dealt trip tens and McKenna's tournament life was on the edge of a cliff.

Michael McKenna: {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}/{3-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}
Nicholas Seiken: {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}/{10-Clubs}{J-Hearts}

McKenna, however, hit the {A-Diamonds} on fifth street and Seiken jumped out of his chair, cursing.

McKenna eventually filled up, hitting another trey on the river and doubled through his rival.

Player Chips Progress
Michael McKenna us
Michael McKenna
125,000 61,000
Nicholas Seiken us
Nicholas Seiken
WSOP 1X Winner
100,000 -60,000

Tags: Michael McKennaNicholas Seiken